During the fermentation and withering phase, the glucosides are transformed into coumarin (the characteristic odor of hay) which is soluble in water and also in fats and gives pleasant effects on the body.
The thermal baths are prepared every fifteen days, on the bottom a layer of straw is placed that serves to absorb the water produced by the fermentation process, above this layer is placed another layer of about 50 centimeters of fresh grass which is then left to rest for forty-eight hours covered with wooden boards to prevent evaporation and allow heating.
The hay treatment involves dives during which the temperature rises to levels between 40 ° and 70 ° C stimulating a marked sweating that continues even after the treatment is finished. Patients are immersed naked and covered with a layer of about 15-20 centimeters of hay, only the head that is protected is left free under the cover of Framless Glass Shower Screens in Australia.
The first dive lasts an average of ten minutes, the following ones last up to 25 minutes. The therapeutic action of these baths is given by the moist heat given off uniformly and by profuse sweating. At the end of the dive the patient is wrapped in a woolen blanket and laid for a time that can vary from 30 to 45 minutes above a reaction table in a heated room located in the immediate vicinity of the bathroom.
The sweating is initially very strong and lasts even for 4 hours. The patient in this phase must replenish the fluids lost with the intake of drinks and herbal teas. At the end of the session a relaxing massage is usually performed. A complete cycle of hay baths consists, on average, of a number of sessions ranging from eight to twelve which are often interspersed with a day of rest.
The season hay starts in late July and lasts until the end of September. The strong heat and the hydro-saline replacement caused by sweating give a prolonged feeling of well-being and the absorption of the active ingredients of the herbs gives the skin a smoother and more toned appearance with the use of Framless Glass Shower Screens.
At the beginning the treatment was carried out in the houses of the gathering peasants, later in the hotels and after that real thermal structures were built. In the early 1900s Dr. Joseph Clara carried out in-depth studies on the efficacy of phytobalene therapy.
Currently the areas where this treatment can be practiced are many, the herbs that grow in these places have particular medicinal properties. The effectiveness of hay baths is mainly due to the mixture of herbs that is used.